Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer
Anthracyclines remain a cornerstone of breast cancer therapy in combination with new-generation targeted drugs such…
Browsing: cardiotoxicity
‘I’m here for breast cancer. Why are you talking to me about my heart?’
Many physicians are not telling cancer patients about the cardiotoxicity risks of treatments and may…
Excess weight linked to cardiotoxicity in breast cancer
In patients with breast cancer, obesity was significantly associated with a greater risk of developing…
New protocol prevents cardiotoxicity following cancer treatment
A protocol developed at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO), based on an echocardiogram and…